Transmission-gearing.



W. P. SWORD.

TRANSMISSION GEARING.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE24, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

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WILLIAM F. SWORD, OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 EVERETT S. CAMERON, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS.

TRANSMISSION-GEARING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. SWORD, a citizen of the United Stat-es, residing at the city of Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transmission-Gearing, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a transmission gearing essentially designed for use in connection with a motor-driven vehicle.

The prime object of the invention is to provide two slidable spur gears of different size properly mounted and actuated by suitable means to engage two fixed spur gears of different size and surrounding the stubaXles of the vehicle, to effect a change of three diiferent speeds by the said sliding gears, and means to permit of a reverse drive.

Further objects of my invention are to provide respectively an adjustable latch to lock the slidable gears in their adjusted position; a device for shifting the slidable gears; the construction of shaft for the slidable gears, and guide rails for the frame in which said shaft is mounted, and these improvements having novel features of construction and arrangement as will render the same more eliicient and certain in their operation for effecting a change of. speed quickly and easily, and at the same time form structural parts that are more durable and ready of adjustment than has heretofore been the case with devices of this kind.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal view taken on line '0f-v. of Fig. 4, showing the general arrangement of parts embodying my improvements. Fig. 9. is a transverse sectional view taken on line @Uf-fw. of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line n n of Fig. 1. Fig. t is a plan sectional view taken on line y.-g/. of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a partial view showing the relative position of the change gears, as for high speed drive. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line a of Fig. 1, showing the latch for locking the slidable gears in their proper position.

Like reference characters indicate like parts.

Referring to the drawings, a suitable cas- Specication of Letters Patent.

App1caton led .T une 24, 1909.

Fatented May 31, 1910.

Serial No. 504,185.

ing a is provided to inclose the transmission gearing and its operating parts, said casing having the transverse oppositely disposed stub-axles b, b mounted in proper supports b1, b2 and each stub-axle provided with a bevel-gear b3 meshing with bevelpinions b4, b4, mounted on a case which incloses said gears b3 and said pinions bt, the whole forming a compensating gear of wellknown construction.

A spider-frame c has a cylindrical head c1, which is slidable in a chamber c2 formed in the opposite or front end of the casing a.

'Ihe engine-shaft f is made fast to a bevelgear g which has an integral sleeve g1 surrounding said shaft, and said gear abuts an anti-friction ball-roller cage mounted in the frame-head el while the opposite end of the gear-sleeve g1 is eXteriorly screw-threaded to respectively receive a spanner-nut h and washer 71.1, to abut a similar ball-roller cage mounted in said frame-head c1. From the spider frame-head c1 project two oppositely arranged arms c3 whose outer ends terminate with walls c4, c4 which extend parallel with and close to the sides of the casing a, and two anti-friction ball-roller cages are mounted opposite each other in the walls c4, c4 to receive the end portions jg, jg of the transversely arranged shaft j which carries the slidable change gears 7c, 751. The ball-roller cages for the spider-walls c4 are of cylindrical form to fit within the bores that are partially formed through said walls, as at points c5, c5 in Fig. 4:, and each of said cages is inclosed by a cap Z which is secured to said walls c4 by bolts Z1, Z1, as shown in Fig. 5.

The shaft j, which forms one of my present improvements, is constructed as follows: Referring to Fig. 4, that portion of said shaft y' upon which the spur gears 70,761 slide upon, is made square-shaped in cross-section, as at jl, and one end of this iiatt-ened portion is reduced to form a cylindrical shank jg which is concentric to the axis of said shaft and adapted to rest upon the journal bearing of the ball-roller cage m, and this shank jg terminates with an enlarged circular flange jg to abut the outer face of said cage. At the other end of the flattened portion of the shaft j is an enlarged circular hub j4 concentric to the aXis of said shaft and adapted to fit within the bored opening formed through the wall n of a large bevelgear 0, which is always in mesh with the bevel-gear g. Surrounding the hub jt, is a flange j which is secured by rivets j", j? to the wall of the bevel-gear o. Concentric to the axis of the shaft is another circular hub js arranged to abut against the inner face of the ball-roller cage m1, and from said hub js said shaft is reduced in diameter to form another cylindrical shank jg to abut the outer face of said cage m1, and concentric to said shank jg is a circular flange m6 abutting said cage.

Referring to Fig. l, the lower portion of the side walls et, of the spider-frame e, is each bored longitudinally therethrough to loosely receive bolts p, p, which act as guiderails to permit a sliding movement ef said spider-frame thereupon. rEhe casing has integral hubs p1, p2, one pair of said hubs p1 being located near the front end portion of the casing a and the other pair of hubs p2 near the rear end portion thereof, and each bolt p is respectively provided with a head p3 to receive a wrench for turning the bolt, a collar pf to abut the outer face of the casing a, and the opposite end portion of each bolt enteriorly screw-threaded to engage thereby in the threaded bore of each rear hub p2, and this construction and arrangement of parts forming another improvement in my present invention.

Referring to Fig. el, case surrounds the bevel-gears 53, 7f3 and 771, b4, and said case is made in halves 5, 726 which are secured together by bolts of. Ilfhe support 51, for the stub-axle b, is inteo'ral with the case-half b5 and the support bi is integral with the case-half 5G, and on the latter case-half are secured large ring spur gear Q by bolts, as 57, and a smaller ring spur gear Q1 by bolts 5S. The slidable gear 73, which is smaller in diameter than the last said gear g1, and the slida le pinion 751 are both integral with a long hub 7a2 having a square opening to loosely tit upon the shaft The slidable gear 7c is adapted to mesh with the large spur gear g when desi ed to obtain an intermediate speed forward, and, as seen in Fig. said gear 7: is also adapted to mesh with the spur q" when desired to obtain a high speed forward, and to obtain a low speed forward the pinion 7&1 is adapted to mesh with the said large spur Q.

Referring te Fig. l, to obtain a reverse transmission drive the easing a has a transverse shaft r on the inner end of which is made fast an arm 911, which carries a pinion r2 adapted to mesh with the large spur gear g and pinion 1, said pinion r2 being swung to engagement with said gears Q and 701 by means of an operating-rod connection r3 vith an arm rt made fast on the outer end of said shaft r.

Referring to Fig. l, the means to elf-ect the aforesaid changes of speed is as follows: it the front of the casing a is an integral hub il which is bored to receive an operatingshaft a which has its inner portion reduced in diameter in order to pass through an arm ci; of the spider-frame e and leave a shoulder to abut the outer face of said arm, at al, and on the inner end of the reduced portion of said shaft s is made fast a lever .s2 whose upper portion is forked-shape, as at s in Figs. l and 2, for connection with a bolt at made fast in a block S5 which is slidable on a transversely arranged bolt s@ whose ends are mounted in the upper portion of the side walls ci, c't of the spider-frame e, ene end of said bolt having an integral head c to abat one wall c* and the other end of said bolt screw-threaded to engage a threaded opening formed in the opposite wall et, as at c7. rEhe block a5 has an integral arm ST depending therefrom and which arm terminates with a yole or saddle es designed to straddle the peripheral portion of the slidable gear 7a, and at the upper part of said block a5 is an integral lug S9 adapted to enter three enteringiassages t1, t2, t formed in the casing-cover a2. Thus, when-say a high speed is required on the part of the opcrater he lirst turns the shaft` s in the direction indicated by the arrm f u in Fig. 2, after which he forces said shaft backward in the direction indicated by the arrow nl in Fig. il, until the lug s, of the block a5, has entei-etL the entering-passage l of the casingcover at, when the slidable gear 7c will then be in mesh with the stub-axle gear q1, in the manner shown in Figs. l and 2. lVhen intermediate speed is required the shaft is operated upon in the same manner as above described to bring the lug s0 within the entering-passage t2, when the slidable gear 7c will then be in mesh with the large stubaxle gear g. `When a low speed is required the shaft s is operated upon in the manner as above described to bring the lug a within the entering-passage t3, and thereby cause the pinion 7H to mesh with the large stub-axle gear 1], and at the same time this movementpermits of a reverse transmission to be had by means of the pull-rod connection r to cause the intermediate pinion r2 to swing to engagement with said pinion 701 and said spur gear g, in the manner shown in Fig. l, and this shipping means forms a further improvement in my present invention.

Ely final improvement consists in means to hold the slidable gears 7c and 701 in their proper adjusted position, and this construction of parts is as follows: Referring to Fig.

l, v is a latch which has one end made fast on a rod o1, which is mounted transversely of the casing a, and the ends of said rod project through elongated slotted openings of; o2 formed in the sides of said casing, said rod being prevented from displacement by means of collars o3, 'U3 made fast on the ends of said rod, and the op aosite end of this latch has a pull-spring connection o* with a tongue o5 integral with said casing. Said latch v has a downward extending lug o to fit within either of two grooves el, o7 formed transversely7 in the upper portion of the spider-head el, so that by this construction the latch locks the slidable gears 7c and 701 in either of their three forward speed positions as described.

To permit the teeth of the slidable gears 7c and 7x1 to mesh uniformly with the teeth of the stub-axle gears Q and g1 two screw-threaded bolts as, @s pass through threaded openings formed in integral hubs as, a3 of the casing a, in order that the ends of said bolts may come in contact with and force said rod toward the stub-axles and thereby obtain the requisite degree of adjustment to mesh said gears, in the manner shown in Fig. 6.

To hold the latch o in a locked position, as shown in Fig. 1, a cam w is made fast on a shaft w1, secured in the casing a, and which shaft has an arm connection wg with an operating-rod w3, so that a pull upon said rod, in the direction indicated by the arrow u2, will cause the cam to come in firm contact and thus hold said latch in place. It is therefore evident that by means of two slidable gears to engage the two stub-axle gears I am enabled to obtain three variable speeds, and at the same time the improved construction and arrangement of parts described lessen the cost in the manufacture of the transmission gearing device.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, 1s-

1. In a speed-changing device of the character described, the combination with the casing; a two-part case mounted therein; a large ring spur gear fast on said case; a ring spur gear fast on said case and of lesser diameter than the firstmentioned gear; a driving-shaft; a bevel-gear keyed on said shaft; stub-axles journaled in said case and acompensating gearing thereon; a spider-frame having a head embracing said shaft and integral walls projecting from said head; bolts secured in the casing and slidable in the walls of said frame; a flat-sided shaft journaled in said frame; a second bevel-gear keyed on the last mentioned shaft and in mesh with the first mentioned bevel-gear; two integral spur gears of different size and slidable on the last mentioned shaft; means to move the frame and carry said integral gears so that the smaller one may engage the large ring spur gear to effect a low speed transmission, and the larger one of said intogral gears to engage said large ring spur gear to effect an intermediate speed transmission and to engage the small ring spur gear to effect a high speed transmission.

2. In a speed-changing device of the character described, the combination with the casing; a two-part case mounted therein; stub-axles journaled in said case and compensating gearing thereon; the ring spur gears g, q1 carried by said case; a drivingshaft; a bevel-gear fast on said shaft; the guide-rails p, p mounted in said casing; a spider-frame slidably mounted on said rails and having a head embracing said shaft and said head provided with grooves; the shaft j journaled in said frame; the two gears e, icl on the last mentioned shaft; means to cause the last mentioned gears to slide on the last mentioned shaft; a bevel-gear on the last mentioned shaft and in mesh with the first mentioned bevel-gear; the latch o to engage in either groove of the frame-head; the bolts o8 to permit of adjustment of said latch; the cam w, and means to cause said cam to contact upon and hold said latch in position.

3. In a speed-changing device of the character described, the combination with the casing; a two-part case mounted therein; stub-axles journaled in said case and a compensating gearing thereon; two different size ring spur gears carried by said case; a driving-shaft; a bevel-gear fast on said shaft; guide-rails mounted in the casing; a spider-frame slidable on said rails and having a head embracing said shaft; a flat-sided shaft mounted on said frame; a second bevelgear fast on the last mentioned shaft and in mesh with the first mentioned bevel-gear; two different size integral spur gears on said flat-sided shaft; means to cause the last mentioned gears to slide on the last mentioned shaft whereby the smaller integral gear may engage with the large ring spur gear, and the larger integral gear to engage either of said ring spur gears; a pinion; and means to swing said pinion into engagement with the large ring spur gear and the smaller one of the integral gears.

4. In a speed-changing device, the combination of thecasing a; the cover a2 provided with entering-passages t1, 252, 253,' the rails p, p; the frame e slidably mounted on said rails and having a head el provided with grooves o7, o7; the driving-shaft f embraced by said frame-head; a bevel-gear fast on said shaft; the flat-sided shaft carried by said frame; the gears 7c, 701,' the ring gears g, g1; means to move said frame and also slide either of said gears 7c, k1 into mesh With either of said gears g, g1; a bevel-gear gears g, g1 are caused to mesh uniformly, and 10 fast on said fiat-sided shaft and in mesh means to hold said latch in a locked posi- With the rst mentioned bevel-gear; the gear tion. r2; means to carry the said gear into en- In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature 5 gagement With said gears 701, g, the latch e n presence of two Witnesses.

having a lug to enter in either groove in WILLIAM F. SVORD. said frame-head5 the pull-spring connection Vitnesses: et to said latch; means to adjust said latch C. T. HANNIGAN,

whereby the teeth of said gears lc, 701 and PETER C. CANNON. 

